The Rosary in a Year (with Fr. Mark-Mary Ames) Day 356: The Joyful Mysteries
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Dec 22, 2025 Explore the Joyful Mysteries and reflect on Jan van Eyck's captivating Annunciation. Learn about the importance of St. Joseph's role during the Nativity and his protective love for Mary. Meditate on Mary's sacrificial offering during the Presentation in the Temple. Discover the beauty of bringing life's trials to God in prayer and the comfort found in maternal intercession. Embrace the journey of faith through pilgrimage and dialogue with the divine, all while praying the full Rosary.
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Live In Constant Conversation With God
- Mary models living life in constant conversation with God, praying through joys and struggles as they happen.
- Fr. Mark-Mary highlights Van Eyck’s Annunciation to show Mary’s inward dialogue with God amid daily life.
Bring Daily Life To God
- Bring the specific circumstances of your life to God and journey through them in dialogue with the Lord.
- Use the Annunciation decade to offer, receive, mourn, and rejoice with God about your daily concerns.
Joseph As Father's Tender Protector
- St. Joseph appears in artistic depictions as a quiet protector who likely accompanied Mary on dangerous journeys.
- Fr. Mark-Mary sees Joseph as an icon of the Father’s paternal care, revealing God’s tenderness.